Since I've made the switch to trades (and yes, in some cases--Captain America and Green Lantern Corps--this has meant a switch to hardcover because I'm patient but I'm not that damn patient), I've noticed some unexpected changes in my buying habits.
Back in the old days, if I discovered a new book or character, I might start getting back issues. The last time I did this was actually not all that long ago, when I discovered the Kyle Rayner Green Lantern in some trades of Morrison's JLA; there were no trades available of that era's GL so I actually went to an old-school comic shop, with tables and tables of longboxes, and got what they had. I...probably wouldn't do that now. I've gotten spoiled by being able to have my comics on a bookshelf with the titles on the spine.
But now, of course, I can generally find what I want in a trade. When I discovered (via a post in scans daily IIRC) the character of Pete Wisdom, there were eleven different trades I could get to learn more about him. Eleven. And unlike back issues of floppies, that's money that goes to the comic company. So I see why they're so available, certainly.
Waiting on three Blackest Night hc's next week...
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